Krafft's Notes on Anomalies

Considering that laughing any longer might attract unnecessary attention, Kraft restrained his expression, led two followers, and walked with Professor Linden to where the statues of saints stood.

Apertures and staircase-like arches are stacked layer by layer, wrapping the main entrance with a double-wing ring on the lintel. Each layer is covered with carved decorations. It is a figure with an oval aperture behind him and a kind face. A child-like angel is holding a musical instrument. Living in clouds or floral patterns.

Visitors need to climb the wide stairs, look up to the door, and enter the church under the gaze of the knights with helmets and wings.

The movements of the two professors were a little uncoordinated. As someone who had never said a good word about the church in the past year, he still felt a little guilty when he stepped into Heavenly Father's most important earthly residence in North.

The knights of the Church not only symbolize the dispensable security significance, but also the territory that legally belongs to the Heavenly Father on earth, a theoretical country within a country.

Linden subconsciously lifted up his collar, brought it up to the tip of his nose and smelled it. After confirming that he was wearing regular clothes and that there was no peculiar smell, he confidently crossed the dividing line between the divine and the secular.

Natural skylight is replaced by a filtered, more brilliant lighting. With a copper frame and lead wire as the base, countless stained glass picture windows divide the light, casting a confusing and complicated landscape like a rainbow shattering and spreading, forming a scene described in the scriptures on a huge scale that occupies the entire high wall.

It was the entire holy book brought to the visual field. The saints and disciples were illuminated by the light, occupying the vision of the visitors in the open and unobstructed high hall.

The load-bearing capacity of the wall was replaced by beam columns, which are giant columns integrated with fine stone columns like bouquets. The gravity of the grand vault is like water flowing into the canal, and is directed along the attached columns to the sub-columns of the arcade. Clusters of ribs spread out from the top of the clustered columns, like tree branches spreading apart.

The ingenious mechanical design liberates this building, making it stable and spectacular while being light and ethereal, leaving a majestic atmosphere that cannot be imagined to be filled by anything and that extends almost infinitely in the senses, raising the space to a certain level that is enough to stand on its own. Maintain the high and majestic silence.

At the far end of this space, a holy emblem in a rose window spreads its wings, sitting on a heavenly throne carried by a slender lancet window.

"Incredible," Kraft muttered. This is not a project that can be completed by simply stacking materials. It requires a considerable level of mathematics and construction skills, plus a large amount of continuous financial investment, and may take hundreds of years to complete.

This shows that it started at the founding of the Kingdom or even earlier, when the decision-makers at that time already had the appropriate technology and the extraordinary determination to bring it to reality.

He imagined that if he completely belonged to this era, it might not be an incomprehensible act to bow before a creation that combines such power and aesthetics and recognize it as a great work that exists outside of human beings.

"So no matter what, I still recommend anyone who comes to Dunling for the first time to come and take a look." Linden lowered his voice with a hint of helplessness. No matter how much he hates the church, the objective facts are undeniable.

"Northern University was the first place to establish geometry-related majors and the first to form a specialized society. Early support came from the archbishop at the time. They improved part of the construction of the church and played a major role."

"Most of the decorations here come from painters and sculptors supported by the church. Those people account for almost half of the art courses. It is not an exaggeration to say that Dunling University is a university attended by churches."

"Indeed." Kraft admired the murals on the wall gallery and walked along the side of the long hall. "To some extent, most of North's colleges owe their existence to the church. Regardless of their original intention to build these colleges Anyway, the result is good."

The church painters are really good at connecting the mural contents together in chronological order and dividing different scenes with columns. It depicts the leader awakening the chosen ones who are tending the sheep. In the next scene, the scattered sheep on the hillside all turn to follow the shepherd, which is full of implications.

"I admit this, but it is already a hindrance." Linden looked around to make sure that no one would hear his complaint, "I don't like to use a 'Lord' to explain things, it seems that people don't care about the completion. All great deeds seem meaningless.”

The chosen one in the mural, surrounded by men in ecclesiastical robes, draws a one-handed sword. He is probably referring to the saying that the first kings were guided to draw swords and establish kingdoms. This undoubtedly consolidated the sanctity of the royal rule. The disadvantage was that the name of the Heavenly Father could be above the world and could interfere with the academy in the hands of the Duke.

The "destined" sword reappeared repeatedly in the subsequent scenes. The artist more realistically demonstrated the light slashing action with one hand, but in effect, it became a long sword that cut through the enemy's armor and a giant beast covered with membranes. neck.

It can only be said that people really can't imagine things they haven't seen before. The movements that were originally very realistic have become like fighting with tofu in this excessive expression method, especially the cuts are ridiculously smooth, resulting in no texture.

"They even think that the forearm has only one bone." Linden disdainfully pointed out the errors in the war scenes. The cross-section of a person whose arm was cut off during the battle was no different from a cross-sectioned chicken leg. "Before knowing the structure of the human body, , it is impossible to truly and accurately portray a person.”

"Forget it, Professor Linden, this is still in the church." Seeing that the other party was unconsciously taking this as an anatomy class, Kraft quickly stopped Linden and pulled him inside.

They walked quickly past a series of murals and rounded the corner into the horizontal section of the cruciform hall.

The light was obviously dimmed in the long axis part, and a large number of trivial solid decorations replaced the stained glass windows occupying the wall. The dim lighting suddenly returned to the feeling of the interior of an ordinary stone building, with only the high windows casting dusty light.

The materials built into the frame are, at first glance, primitive materials that are neither stone nor wood. They have not been polished, and their simplicity contrasts sharply with the previous magnificence.

They are divided like cabinets, distinguished by their own shape and size. They are piled up as easily as a child putting together pebbles, and they appear gray and old in color. The larger ones are all carved with holes, which are concentrated into the main body of the figure, forming a pattern similar to a wing ring.

Kraft approached with confusion, and came to the high wall made of gray and white fragments, rising from the ground to under the dome, and identified the identity of the material.

【skeleton】

"Is this...?" He instinctively took a half step back and looked behind him. Kupp reflexively touched his empty waist, his lips trembled, and he didn't know how to describe this shocking and solemn scene. There is no need for careful arrangement, the material itself can make people shake their minds.

Yvonne held down the hem of her skirt and saw Kraft turning his head, relaxing as if it didn't matter.

“Legacy of Plague and War.”

Although he had been here more than once, Linden's tone was still a bit sad, "The top floor was from more than ten years ago."

Only then did Kraft notice that there were slight differences in the age and discoloration of these bones, which came from different eras. In the lowest part, which is at the same height as the human body, the jaw surface of the skull that forms the lower arc of the ring has become brittle and cracked. , and the top layer also has stains penetrated into it.

"Of course, there are much more plagues. There are few wars that are not accompanied by plagues. Those on the second and third floors were probably fifty or sixty years ago." Linden gestured with a large span, "After that time, Dunling University The medical school has greatly expanded, and academic achievements have been fruitful during the same period."

"There are many churches that accept and receive prayers here, but there may not be any underground cases. People who have not experienced it have a hard time imagining it, and they will not understand why some people are academically paranoid or radical."

He spoke quickly, as if he was explaining something, or referring to someone, but Kraft wasn't sure if it included anyone he knew.

The few people did not stay in front of the uncomfortable walls for too long and continued deeper into the church. Fortunately, Rivers University's Oak Leaf Seal does not distinguish between colleges, so they successfully fooled the gatekeepers by relying on their status as professors regardless of their majors, and were able to enter areas that are generally not open to the public.

As for browsing after blending in, it was even easier. With a little money and the guarantee of not moving around, the bell ringer simply let the door open and only told them not to stay up there for too long.

Stepping on the stairs that Edward and the previous bell ringer climbed decades ago, the readers of the manuscript are in a subtle mood as they ascend this special bell tower.

The room on the roof has long been unoccupied and the furnishings have been cleared away. Outside the window, the broad Temu River flows under the clock tower. Half of the city can be seen in full view. The white stone vault of the medical school in the distance on the opposite bank stands tall among many buildings.

Opposite to the main entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral, a natural island in the middle of the river splits the water into two sides. You can see a smaller church-like building and a sculpture of a knight standing in front of it.

"That's the Knights Island Church over there. The last time it was opened was for the royal wedding, so we can only see it from a distance." Linden dutifully assumed the responsibility of today's tour guide, "The sculpture in front is said to be the statue of the first North The king’s true appearance was molded.”

The distance is not too far, but the statue is not big either, and it is difficult to distinguish the movements, let alone get a glimpse of the true appearance of the legendary figure. It can only be vaguely seen that the king wearing a crown on horseback is holding the reins in one hand, and the other hand is raised as if to call his followers, or as if he is grasping something.

Yvonne lay down on the window edge, looked at it for a while, and then quickly gave up because she couldn't see clearly.

"Would you like to take a closer look?" Craft asked. If she is curious, she can rent a boat and go sightseeing close to the island if time permits.

The girl shook her head, indicating that she was not very interested in the portrait of a dead person. It was essentially no different from the one embedded in the wall below.

"Speaking of which, Dunling is quite big, and it's cleaner than I thought." The river breeze on the bell tower was very comfortable, and there was no unpleasant smell caused by poor drainage in most cities. Kraft said without saying anything. topic.

What can be expected is that if there is no progress at the academy, this will be their normal life.

"Perhaps it's because the sewers are spacious? I heard that this system was earlier than the current city of Dunling. It is a very big project, or it is not a complete sewer. It also includes an underground cemetery that has no room to accommodate it. Are you interested in taking a look? ?”

"No, no." Kraft quickly refused. He was not afraid of bones, but that didn't mean that he liked to visit the bones. "Is there nothing else to do?"

"Uh" Linden fell into thinking. There are still some places to visit in Dunling, but after experiencing the Notre Dame Cathedral, they are hardly amazing, and continuing to visit would be too unprofessional.

After turning over and over again to eliminate everything that could be thought of, an idea that had been forgotten before came to mind.

"How about we go and express our condolences to Morrison's family?"

"Does he still have family members?"

I would like to recommend a Warhammer fanfic I read recently, where the protagonist is the female version of Angron (laughing). Finally someone wrote this idea.